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so the u.s. marshals use dogs to protect federal judges, federal dogs to keep out of federal buildings and they keep them off of airplanes. the use dogs to find survivors after hurricanes. there are 39 in the field right now in new york and new jersey looking for survivors on hurricane sandy. situation after situation, the government has put its money where its mouth is and the leaves on the institutional level they are quite reliable. >> does disability -- is that across-the-board in other words if you have a dog that is good at sniffing of heroin the same dog is going to be good at detecting a bomb or is there a difference? .. as is shown in the record here, it is on an ongoing basis. thank you. >> thank you, counsel. mr. gifford? >> mr. chief justice. there is no totality of circumstances to conduct a warrantless search. if that is true, there must be facts that bear upon the reliability that comes within the purview of the court. there is confidence of initial training, certification, mainten
so the u.s. marshals use dogs to protect federal judges, federal dogs to keep out of federal buildings and they keep them off of airplanes. the use dogs to find survivors after hurricanes. there are 39 in the field right now in new york and new jersey looking for survivors on hurricane sandy. situation after situation, the government has put its money where its mouth is and the leaves on the institutional level they are quite reliable. >> does disability -- is that across-the-board in...
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he was put on a u.s. ship&interrogated for 30 days. thank you. >> thank you, mr. violence chairman. i want to point out that i'm going to try to enforce the eight minute. if you hear a tapping, it's not personal. senator rockefeller? >> thank you, madam chair, welcome mr. brennan, and if confirmed, you're going to lead an extraordinary agency with extraordinary people who perform extraordinary services, most of them totally unknown by the american people. most don't think about that. a life of public service and never having been known. those citizens with everything that we do to be known, and we get elected. it's very different in the central intelligence association and i respect it very much. i want to go to the eitc, that's tax credit, to the enhanced interrogation techniques. not the for the first. you talk about the 6,000 pages. what i want to say, an when the seconsecond round round comes, i will. dealing with the frustration of various administration, about trying to get information. why was it that they felt that we were so unworthy of being trusted? why was it they were w
he was put on a u.s. ship&interrogated for 30 days. thank you. >> thank you, mr. violence chairman. i want to point out that i'm going to try to enforce the eight minute. if you hear a tapping, it's not personal. senator rockefeller? >> thank you, madam chair, welcome mr. brennan, and if confirmed, you're going to lead an extraordinary agency with extraordinary people who perform extraordinary services, most of them totally unknown by the american people. most don't think about...
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there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets well maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and you know it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. we're in a hurry. let's go back. why is he sitting down. come on
there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using circular targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot at people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has...
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soviet union and nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction were a constant concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and animosity from turning into full-scale wars and ominously, the united states was about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks that would claim hundreds of american drives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officers named bob ames, killed during a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at the cia. during my 25 year career at cia i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world and cia fulfilled its critical intelligence role collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security services, analyzing complicated developments abroad and carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand a
soviet union and nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction were a constant concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and animosity from turning into full-scale wars and ominously, the united states was about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks that would claim hundreds of american drives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officers named bob ames, killed during a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time...
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there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using search or targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created a special line of paper targets for police called new more hesitation so it's on these targets. maybe mexican drug cartel members or l.a. street gangs nope children and pregnant women yeah law enforcement targets offers a product to desensitize police from hesitating to blow away women carrying the unborn and innocent children and it's even sicker than that i bet law enforcement agencies are probably buying these things up by the thousands but that's just my opinion. mission free credit take three days for free. free. free. free. old free broadca
there's an old urban legend that says that the u.s. army stopped using search or targets for rifle practice because the soldiers would be hesitant to shoot people on the battlefield the logic is that if you practice shooting something that looks like an enemy soldier you'll be desensitized about killing real enemy soldiers so again the logic is to practice shooting at what you want to kill so you won't hesitate and speaking of not hesitating the law enforcement targets incorporated has created...
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there were for example no u.s. troops in saudi arabia in 1990 or any formal pledge to defend the kingdom or kuwait. in fact on the eve of the iraqi invasion as the tensions in the region grew, american policymakers put to each of the state's the idea that perhaps this would be a joint exercise. let's show saddam that we are in this together. only one of the united arab emirates even agreed to this limited demonstration of the solidarity. they feared more than some of the backlash with what they routinely called the great state. and in fact, saddam hussein directly told the united states ambassador before the invasion, quote, she felt secure, secure in the belief that no government would ever allow the united states to lose for that purpose defending kuwait. why was he so secure in his belief? for two reasons. first because in his view the muslim states would reject the troops on their soil, and second, because in the practical terms, none of them to date had ever done so since 1979. of course iran had, but that was
there were for example no u.s. troops in saudi arabia in 1990 or any formal pledge to defend the kingdom or kuwait. in fact on the eve of the iraqi invasion as the tensions in the region grew, american policymakers put to each of the state's the idea that perhaps this would be a joint exercise. let's show saddam that we are in this together. only one of the united arab emirates even agreed to this limited demonstration of the solidarity. they feared more than some of the backlash with what they...
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the u.s. is investing in potential for invaders by educating them in america convinced that back in their home countries when the time comes most of them will side with u.s. interests impair our future generations of political leaders who've had a positive american experience and they are more likely to be global partners leave us mahmoud jibril could be one example having studied in the us he went on to become the head of leave us transition government he's now the leader of one of the country's biggest political parties there's little doubt which country he would favor when it comes to dividing lucrative oil deals in the future u.s. foreign service officers had their eye on him even before the revolution broke out a leaked diplomatic cable from november two thousand and nine written by the u.s. ambassador to libya gene credits described mr general as quote a serious interlocutor who quote unquote gets the u.s. perspective and of course mr gibril is not the only one who gets the u.s. perspect
the u.s. is investing in potential for invaders by educating them in america convinced that back in their home countries when the time comes most of them will side with u.s. interests impair our future generations of political leaders who've had a positive american experience and they are more likely to be global partners leave us mahmoud jibril could be one example having studied in the us he went on to become the head of leave us transition government he's now the leader of one of the...
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the u.s.s. cole attack is on hold for two months. they are orders doctors to determine if al nashiri is able to stand trial. he has post traumatic stress disorder after being tortured at a cia prison. >> the american pastor sentenced to 8 years in iran says the united states is not doing enough to help free him. he mentioned his doubts during a visit to his relatives. it was a second time he was allow to do see them. he has been locked up since august for refuse to go renounce his christian faith. >> one of the credit card fraud rings has been busted. 28 states, 7 countries and involves 7,000 fake id's. it started in 2007 in jersey city, new jersey. the group created fake business documents to get more than 25,000 credit cards all over the course of time the ladies and gentlemened scammers racked up 200,000 dollars in charges. the 6th sandy hook administrator who died protecting those students will be awarded the 2012 presidential sglint's award. they will present the medal to the surviving fa
the u.s.s. cole attack is on hold for two months. they are orders doctors to determine if al nashiri is able to stand trial. he has post traumatic stress disorder after being tortured at a cia prison. >> the american pastor sentenced to 8 years in iran says the united states is not doing enough to help free him. he mentioned his doubts during a visit to his relatives. it was a second time he was allow to do see them. he has been locked up since august for refuse to go renounce his...
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i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of his first term so no i never believed i would be going to prison under a president obama never. that's been i think my biggest disappointment but you haven't seen a dramatic change i haven't seen any change no torture he stopped torture sure but in terms of counterterrorism policy i think the obama administration is largely an extension of the bush administration and stick it out with thank you for the interview i wish all the best thanks very much for having me. my juggling geog. do hack work and get cau
i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel...
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in america is peaceful. >> u.s. offices are going to see progress is made, and i hope we are able to show it is important for americans to stand side-by- side and support them in whatever ways we can. >> what is talk of their wish list? >> i want to see the american president. >> the music has given an escape. they have known nothing but war. >> showing this side -- a different side. you can carry on watching bbc.com on our 24-hour website. thanks for watching. i will see you tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and help provide capital for key, strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet, los
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and former u.s. army ranger jack murphy and former navy seal brandon web and on the floor of our studio we projected a map of benghazi ap before this, we're going through a timeline of the events of that night. good to sigh both. >> thank you for having us. >> sean: and this is important because we're seeing that events that we don't know about could have precip kated these attacks, a good summary. >> accurate. >> sean: and start with the timeline. >> it began at 9:40 at night and initiated with rpg's hitting the consulate the temporary facility we call now the consulate. at that point the local militia guards were unarmed, they fleed, they were only armed with bats, essentially when they see the mob coming they cut and run. attackers breached the main gate and overcome the compound and at this point ambassador stevens is going into the safe room inside the consulate and dss agents are retrieving tactical gear and making a call up higher to say they're getting hit. by 10:05, what you have-- >> it i s
and former u.s. army ranger jack murphy and former navy seal brandon web and on the floor of our studio we projected a map of benghazi ap before this, we're going through a timeline of the events of that night. good to sigh both. >> thank you for having us. >> sean: and this is important because we're seeing that events that we don't know about could have precip kated these attacks, a good summary. >> accurate. >> sean: and start with the timeline. >> it began at...
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they were never intended to be used by u.s. interrogators. these techniques were based on chinese and communist techniques used during the korean war. they were developed to expose them for a few moments to these techniques was meant to help them survive in the event they were captured, in the event they were subjected to these techniques. my question to you is this. is there any come comparability to a friendly trainer exposing our troops to waterboarding for a few moments, is there any comparability to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract intelligence? >> they're for completely different purposes and intentions. i do not see any comparability there. >> now, the chairman and i issued a report on -- or made a statement on april 27th, 2012. this also began with the statement of mr. rodriguez. here is what he said. information provided by cia detainees, khalid sheikh mohammed about bin laden's courier being the lead information that eventually led to the location of bin laden's compound and the operation that led to his de
they were never intended to be used by u.s. interrogators. these techniques were based on chinese and communist techniques used during the korean war. they were developed to expose them for a few moments to these techniques was meant to help them survive in the event they were captured, in the event they were subjected to these techniques. my question to you is this. is there any come comparability to a friendly trainer exposing our troops to waterboarding for a few moments, is there any...
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the u.s. economy grew at a .1% annual rate in the fourth quarter. that is only slightly better than the commerce department's previous estimate that the economy shrank, but better that shrinking and it's the weakest performance in nearly two years. mike is a certainly columnist for yahoo finances. some mixed stuff here but housing is better, jobs are better. thing are better. >> and markets are reflect that even before this dat a a. we doubled in four years while many people were not watching the market. yes, things are better. the fourth quarter was a stall or stutter step but more recently, when now look at things the market cares about, corporate profited and future outlook for magic looks okay. >> shepard: you look at the market, it's way ahead of all the indicators some sometimes makes people go, hmm. >> it's ahead on a short-term basis. definitely up 15% since mid-november or so. that's a big move in a short period of time. definitely should kind of backfill or stall out or who knows what if we don't get this idea that things are better, then
the u.s. economy grew at a .1% annual rate in the fourth quarter. that is only slightly better than the commerce department's previous estimate that the economy shrank, but better that shrinking and it's the weakest performance in nearly two years. mike is a certainly columnist for yahoo finances. some mixed stuff here but housing is better, jobs are better. thing are better. >> and markets are reflect that even before this dat a a. we doubled in four years while many people were not...
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gets out and i mean martin and this is breaking set the record of the commerce department u.s. g.d.p. you drop point one percent last quarter making it the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down its job council. well done obama well done way to move america forward in this time of need despite the fact the council met a measly four times in a two year existence i guess i'd rather have seen a commitment to the other huge in the white house was actually working on the economy and sort of a blatant surrender if you're with me let's break the set. of the total number of users you've never seen anything like the trouble. you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle. torture referring to former cia anal
gets out and i mean martin and this is breaking set the record of the commerce department u.s. g.d.p. you drop point one percent last quarter making it the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down...
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i am talking about stocks and ponds outside of the u.s. in other currencies the feds can't touch. >> couldn't that be a little risky? >> could be a little risky. depends on your age bracket of how much risk you want to assume. stocks, funds. >> maybe for other funds. >> lastly and quickly redefine your retirement. >> may not be sitting on the beach or traveling playing golf it may be a modified version of that. maybe something different all together. this is not your father's retirement it's not your grandfather's retirement it's a different set of circumstances and free time is costly. >> and the world has changed. >> 20-years ago we weren't talking about this kind of thing. >> thank you ladies. 25 after the hour. passengers so happy to be off the cruise ship they are actually i say canning t-- kiss ground. we will show you the nightmare they endured look at that. i know the feeling i had to kiss the ground after doing this. jumping out of an airplane. i will tell you why we did this. we have a good reason. stick around we will show you.
i am talking about stocks and ponds outside of the u.s. in other currencies the feds can't touch. >> couldn't that be a little risky? >> could be a little risky. depends on your age bracket of how much risk you want to assume. stocks, funds. >> maybe for other funds. >> lastly and quickly redefine your retirement. >> may not be sitting on the beach or traveling playing golf it may be a modified version of that. maybe something different all together. this is not...
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you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his story is particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of contention he was put to the media circuit as a commentator eventually to disclose the name of the covert cia officer to a freelance reporter simply wanting to help the journalist find a good source a little do you know that's the formation would cost him his career just last week he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as part of a plea deal and he now stands as the first cia officer to be convicted under the espionage act an extremely archaic piece of world war one legislation now because of the legal proceedings caracal has been silent and unable to speak to the media not ev
you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his story is particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of...
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citizens suspected of working as u.s. terrorists. nbc's tracie potts is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. in his hearing, brennan strongly defended the use of drones but he distanced himself from questionable interrogation tactics used on terror suspects. >> truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: it looks like john brennan is gaining the support of several lawmakers, on drone attacks and even americans. at least three killed so far. >> any american who did that should know well that they in fact are part of an enemy against us and that the united states will do everything possible to destroy that enemy to save american lives. >> reporter: drones are used against imminent threats, he said, not as payback. but some are still concerned if it's legal and asked what if the cia takes out the wrong person. >> we've got to see, any and all, of those legal opinions, the ones that the bipartisan group of senators asked for before the vote. >> would that individual please -- >> reporter: protests prompted lawmakers to clear th
citizens suspected of working as u.s. terrorists. nbc's tracie potts is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. in his hearing, brennan strongly defended the use of drones but he distanced himself from questionable interrogation tactics used on terror suspects. >> truth, the full truth and nothing but the truth. >> reporter: it looks like john brennan is gaining the support of several lawmakers, on drone attacks and even americans. at least three killed so...
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justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they're actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war there an intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of
justice department suggest the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they're actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the...
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ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed the spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a private because there is no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the
ammo on targeted assassinations from the u.s. justice department suggests the u.s. government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come. live a few might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to a thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united states...
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i mean martin this is breaking set not quite the commerce department the u.s. g.d.p. dropped point one percent last quarter they get the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down its job council. well done obama well done way to move america forward in this time of need despite the fact the council met a measly four times and to your existence i guess i would rather have seen a commitment to the other new engine the white house was actually working on the economy and sort of a blatant surrender if you're with me let's break the said. looking for a never seen anything like that. you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring a former cia analyst and senior investigator for
i mean martin this is breaking set not quite the commerce department the u.s. g.d.p. dropped point one percent last quarter they get the weakest since the recession add this to the fact that the bureau of labor statistics is reporting more than twelve million americans remain unemployed while well surely the white house is feeling the economic squeeze actually not so much the economy shrinking and unemployment persistent the obama administration is the sighted to shut down its job council. well...
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about the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and his plan last year to blow up a u.s. airliner, like one of his disciples tried on christmas day 2009. >> senator, i live this ever day and night. i go to bed worrying i didn't do enough that day to make sure i protect american people. so come justice is brought, it will be because of the work done the past few years by break americans. >> reporter: brenan point is most of his career -- spent most of his career in the cia and picked to lead the agency four years ago and you're his nomination after questions about his role in the bush administration's alleged use of waterboarding and other forms of torture on suspected terrorists held by the cia. >> it's something that should have been banned log ago and never should have -- longing on and never should have been take know place. it would never be brought back. >> reporter: senators are questioning brennan about the use of drone strikes to kill al qaeda terrorists who happen to also be american citizens. >> taking the fight to al qaeda is something every member of this com
about the chief bomb maker for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and his plan last year to blow up a u.s. airliner, like one of his disciples tried on christmas day 2009. >> senator, i live this ever day and night. i go to bed worrying i didn't do enough that day to make sure i protect american people. so come justice is brought, it will be because of the work done the past few years by break americans. >> reporter: brenan point is most of his career -- spent most of his career in...
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talk some trash otherwise known as the number one product made it right here in america the u.s. produces an absolutely out rageous and out of trash so much so that it's nearly impossible to imagine corn in the e.p.a. on average each one of us will produce four and a half pounds of solid waste today between the three hundred fourteen million of us living in this country by the end of the day we will have collectively thrown away around one point four billion pounds of garbage granted much of the ways in the form of paper products and food both of which in time are broken down as material but plastic stuff never goes away is the plastic has been around for about one hundred forty five years with the exception of a small percentage that has been incinerated every piece of plastic ever made still exists somewhere in the world so it's all still exists where is it well waste management here in the us works in a number of ways trash is either taken to dumps or landfills but some of that garbage is missed and we end up polluting our rivers and beaches with it ironically enough the bigge
talk some trash otherwise known as the number one product made it right here in america the u.s. produces an absolutely out rageous and out of trash so much so that it's nearly impossible to imagine corn in the e.p.a. on average each one of us will produce four and a half pounds of solid waste today between the three hundred fourteen million of us living in this country by the end of the day we will have collectively thrown away around one point four billion pounds of garbage granted much of...
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ahead rebels and government forces pressure control of a vital supply road all off to almost a week of u.s. combat as the opposition says as we're praying for the final assault on the seat of bashar assad. science technology innovation all the moves developments around russia we've got this huge earth covered. the government no longer represents the. people we're going to determine. the way are. we. here with our team on saturday purchases flooded the streets of at least six is t's in our lives and the tens of thousands of people demonstrating against austerity measures across the country the public phase a years of severe cuts off to the states and banking system was crippled by the financial crisis might go up a drop only a financial adviser says that despite all the government's effort ireland is still on the road to ruin. i think it's going to be difficult for the on. going to campaign. difficult because of course all the comes. from relief. from the. from the europeans the irish. have ended up. most countries to the bank for. suffering a great deal. with the presidency. to be able to.
ahead rebels and government forces pressure control of a vital supply road all off to almost a week of u.s. combat as the opposition says as we're praying for the final assault on the seat of bashar assad. science technology innovation all the moves developments around russia we've got this huge earth covered. the government no longer represents the. people we're going to determine. the way are. we. here with our team on saturday purchases flooded the streets of at least six is t's in our lives...
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vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully of course so we're looking forward to the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have always welcomed the possibility of direct contacts between the united states and iran unfortunately over the years there's been some back and forth some positive statements on the one side were met by negative statements on the other side this time i understand there's been a strong negative statement from high level from tehran which which was saying that those talks were impossible but the iranians are notoriously difficult to negotiators and of course the subject matter is very complex so on each particular issue there are always very difficult discussions but it is. quite a challenge to make headway but there we believe that there has been some third way on the substance of those discussions but we hope that there is a g
vice president joe biden said that the u.s. was ready for direct negotiations with the with iran do you see it as a breakthrough as a serious push for diplomacy on the part of washington well hopefully of course so we're looking forward to the resumption of the talks of the six. in late february and we have always welcomed the possibility of direct contacts between the united states and iran unfortunately over the years there's been some back and forth some positive statements on the one side...
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you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was a becoming a point of contention he was put to the media circuit as a commentator eventually to disclose the name of the covert cia officer to a freelance reporter simply wanted to help the journalist find a good source a little do you know that's the formation would cost him his career just last week he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as part of a plea deal and he now stands as the first cia officer to be convicted under the espionage act an extremely archaic piece of world war one legislation now because of the legal proceedings caracal has been silent and unable to speak to the media not ev
you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was a becoming a point...
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erosion of the u.s. constitution and the rise of not just enough security state but secret government. executed through through for yacht executive rule. when you came out as a whistle blower and you were prosecuted for it and targeted i mean how did it feel to have the same establishment that you had dedicated so much of your life working for come down on you total betrayal. is important to note i took an oath four times the support from the constitution that oath was not was not an oath to the president it was not an oath to law it was not an oath of secrecy it was not a to end our security agency it was certainly not an oath to look the other way when the government itself commits massive fraud waste and abuse and engages itself in wrongdoing illegality and that's precisely what the government did after nine eleven on a vast scale but we just came up on the fortieth anniversary of watergate and you know here we had one wiretapping scandal that brought nixon down and the supreme court rules that the pr
erosion of the u.s. constitution and the rise of not just enough security state but secret government. executed through through for yacht executive rule. when you came out as a whistle blower and you were prosecuted for it and targeted i mean how did it feel to have the same establishment that you had dedicated so much of your life working for come down on you total betrayal. is important to note i took an oath four times the support from the constitution that oath was not was not an oath to...
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you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of contention he was put to the media circuit as a commentator eventually to disclose the name of the covert cia officer to a freelance reporter simply wanted to help the journalist find a good source a little do you know that's the formation would cost him his career just last week he was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as part of a plea deal and he now stands as the first cia officer to be convicted under the espionage act an extremely archaic piece of world war one legislation now because of the legal proceedings caracal has been silent and unable to speak to the media not even
you may remember that earlier this month i highlighted a man who's been under siege by the u.s. government for blowing the whistle on torture referring to former cia analyst and senior investigator for the senate foreign relations committee john kiriakou and while he isn't the only whistleblower charged out of this administration his stories particularly unique is that he actually left his position at the cia in two thousand and four three years later when waterboarding was becoming a point of...
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has done so far showed you ran the opposite of that starting from the u.s. helping get rid of their democratically elected leader in the fifty's putting the shah in power much hated figure in iran what can the u.s. do to. now to show iran that they respect their national interests the first thing that has to happen is this basic acceptance except in some of these low mcgrew public as a legitimate and rational actor this is the model.
has done so far showed you ran the opposite of that starting from the u.s. helping get rid of their democratically elected leader in the fifty's putting the shah in power much hated figure in iran what can the u.s. do to. now to show iran that they respect their national interests the first thing that has to happen is this basic acceptance except in some of these low mcgrew public as a legitimate and rational actor this is the model.
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal well put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. like. you've never seen anything like that. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention klotz along with the powerho
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal well put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this...
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had used a cruise missile what if the u.s. it used a conventional bomb what if the u.s. had used artillery i submitted almost all instances the same concerns would be extant you would have so i don't think the drone is a mode dalla he is in and of itself the concern it's the broader use of force not the mechanism and and i would just note that throughout this discussion and most discussions we use the term drone and that's a convenient overarching label but it's a little misleading and i say that because drones implies autonomy and these systems are remotely piloted that's significant because as we move forward whatever the concerns people have for current remotely piloted vehicles and systems we will have and do have autonomous systems and i think those present even more challenges and indeed when you want to react to that it's the use of force. well in terms of using of drones overseas i would say in some ways chris you're right in that we're concerned about whether it was somebody was killed by a drone or by. fighter jet we don't want to be violating sovereign nations
had used a cruise missile what if the u.s. it used a conventional bomb what if the u.s. had used artillery i submitted almost all instances the same concerns would be extant you would have so i don't think the drone is a mode dalla he is in and of itself the concern it's the broader use of force not the mechanism and and i would just note that throughout this discussion and most discussions we use the term drone and that's a convenient overarching label but it's a little misleading and i say...
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military footprint it seems that the u.s. has its boots eyes ears and drones on the ground in almost every country in the world back in two thousand and eleven when congressman ron paul famously said that the u.s. is under great threat and no not because of our freedoms but rather because quote we occupy so many countries one hundred and thirty countries we have nine hundred bases around the world the sad reality is that the u.s. government is openly engaged in overseas contingency operations and every corner of the planet for example in the middle east the u.s. has ongoing operations that range from ground forces to aerial drone strikes and routine surveillance and nearly every country in the region most recently news just broke up a secret drone base in saudi arabia one that news outlets knew about for years but didn't report on because of their fear of violating quote national security moving on to africa u.s. military presence ranges from advise and assist troops throughout the continent to actual bases in egypt djibouti
military footprint it seems that the u.s. has its boots eyes ears and drones on the ground in almost every country in the world back in two thousand and eleven when congressman ron paul famously said that the u.s. is under great threat and no not because of our freedoms but rather because quote we occupy so many countries one hundred and thirty countries we have nine hundred bases around the world the sad reality is that the u.s. government is openly engaged in overseas contingency operations...
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they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan
they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors...
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animal colombia and brazil aid the u.s. in their drug operations countries like ecuador of simply refuse to allow america to build bases on their land here in north america the mexican government acknowledges that u.s. intelligence and military officials are deployed in the country however we have no idea to what extent since the information is being withheld because of again national security haven't heard that one before but let's not forget our closest allies in europe or several countries are willing participants in the cia's expansive torture program in fact check out the countries that are hosting overseas troops. germany the u.k. belgium spain italy and turkey all countries that are more than willing to house tens of thousands of american troops who are ready to mobilize at any point so even though we hear constant rhetoric about wars winding down and obama shift in policy this is to ask yourself does this look like a military empire that's winding down you. wealthy british. markets. come to. find out what's really h
animal colombia and brazil aid the u.s. in their drug operations countries like ecuador of simply refuse to allow america to build bases on their land here in north america the mexican government acknowledges that u.s. intelligence and military officials are deployed in the country however we have no idea to what extent since the information is being withheld because of again national security haven't heard that one before but let's not forget our closest allies in europe or several countries...